Improved cae-movee



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Letters Patent llo.L 75,447, dated M'arct 10, 1868.

' IMFROVED GAR-MOVEB.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN 5 Beit known that I, H. v13. MORRISON, of Le Roy, in the county of Geneseo', and State of New York,.l1ave invented :t new.' and improved Carjdover; and I do llereby'gleclnre that the following is a full, clear, and enact description thereof, which will enable othersA skilled in the artto rua-ke and use the same', reference being had to the accompanying drawingsvforming part of this specification, in wlxich-' I I Figure 1 is a side view of'my improved oar-mover, the side-wheel'being rernove'd.- Figure 2'is a detail sectional-view oi the same, taken through the linea: as, tig. 1. y'Figure 3 lis a detail sectional viewof the same, taken throughthe line y-g/{bg 1.- Figureld is a detail sectional view of one of the adjustable pawls. i Figure 5is aside view of the other pawl,` part being broken away to show the construction.

Figui-eid is a side view of the rear drivingnvlxeel, part being Poli-951 Willy t0 ShDW th@ Construction i Figui-e7 is a detailsectional view, taken throughthe line z e, fig. 1. lFigure dis a detail plan view,'-sl1owing` the collars andfstrnp's upon the shaft H. `4Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i y y l 'My intention-has for its object to furnish an 'improved-machine, by-lneans of which freight-cars may be 'easily moved aboutiin the freight-house for conveniencia in loading or unloading .themggnnd it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the various parte of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

'Aare the sides of the frame of the machine, which cre connected ond secured in their properv relative positions by cross-bars, and by the axles B and C, which pass through them.' In case the sides-A should Abe made oifwood, "they should have metallic blocks,'a, let vintothem just above the said axles,'to keep them from' cutting'intothe said sides. D- and E are the drivingfwheela whichv are placed and revolvef'upon the axle B -and C, incline with each other, so that theyl may bothv work. upon the same 'rail of the track. The driving-,-A

'wheels D" and `Eure connected tb each other by nn endless chainQF, which 'works in deep recessesformedin the faces-,ofthe wheels and E,'said'reccsses having lugs formed upon theirsides, against which the ends 'of the links 'of the chain Ffpress'toA prevent the' said chainA from' slipping.4 The upper edges of the said recesses are bevelled olf, as shown in gs. 2 and 3, so as to enable the, wheels to take a firmer holdl upon the rail. The rear 'driving-wheell) is made longer than the forward one, and has a cog-wheel, '01', forxned solidly upon or'securely attached toits side, upon which the paw-ls take'hold to operate the machine, the cogs being so formed, as shown in iig. 6, that the pawls may take hold of them to move the Wheelin 'either direction with the same facility. G is a framework, securelyattacbeditothe sides AV of the main frame of the machine, and strongly braced. The

upper part of theframework G is connected together byl the crossbars or shafts H and I, and its rear part by the cross-bar or shaft J. v The-shafts H and I are connected to cach 'other'by a'barLhavng holes or eyes in its Sends through which thesaid shafts pass, sovthat the 'pressure upon either 'of said -s'hafts nuay be partially sus .tained by the other, as shown in red in fig. l. K is thelbar, by means of "whichrthe machine is connected to l-tliecarto be moved.' The jrear end of the bar K is ibent up, or has a,shoulder formed. upon it, so that it may be conveniently passed above the bolster of thecar. f'Lfis an arm or block, pivotod to the rear par't of the 'bar' K, ,nearits end, which, as the said-bar 'is passed above the bolster. strikes-against the said bolster, and is turned upsoasto strike against the bottom of the car and steady the-nar yin its place. l. The middle and forf ward partof the barK is slotted vertically, either by forniinga slot in the said bar, or, which is the preferable manner, bylmeans of a supplementary bar, 1:', the' ends of which are securely connected to the main bai', so as to leave a 4Wide slot,4 as shown in iig. 7, the saidpart or bark having a longitudinalilange or shoulder formed upon its inner side'for'couvenience in attaching the adjustablefconnecting-bar M, as shown in'gJA', and in dotted lines in g. 1, N is an adjustable stay-block, slidingfreely along the har K, andvsecured in place, when' adjusted, byu set-screw, n. 0- isbn adjustable stay-blockliding freely along the bar K,"und securedin place,

` -whe'n adjusted, bythe set-screw'o. `Pie a'thu'mb-screm'possing through the upper endof'thestay-block O,

and'baving aplate, furnished with prongs or teeth, as shown4 in iigs. 1 and 7, pivoted to its .forward end. g When the rear end-oi` the bar K'hasfbeen arranged in place upon the bolster, the stay-block N is'elipped forward against the front cross-sill of thc car, and secured in Vplace bythe setscrew n', the stay-blocliOi; then 15,441 3 i y 4. The combination of the elbow-.lever (air R', boos F DVond O K', and powls Af und H with each other, and with the cog-wheel d", formed upon or attached to the dx'\ ringwhef.elL D. substzintiallyns herein 4shown and described, for the purpose of operating thefmzich-ine.`

5. The combination of the adjustable siideE with the bars E .and -Djeubtntiniljas herein :shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

- 6. The combination ofthe aajustabie slidoiL with 'th-e ieverG-l-and ban-14)', substantially herein shown und'degbrbod, and'for the purpose set forth. n i v u 7. The combination .of the revesble puvl A', having a. handle, a, nttched to its uppe eno, ondooxled spring C', with thesiocket B and cog-wheel d', substantially as herein shown and describcdfau'd for the pur I pose set forth. A y A 8. The combination of the powl H', ba'ving'nhongiie attached toits-,upper ond, spring J', armM, coiled sping L,and socketarm, with auch other' ond with the cog-wheel dnnd bnr KQ substnntially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.`

9. The combination ot'. the bar K, slide-blocks E omif'O, screw Riadjustnble-bzii'g slid'o V, adjustable. standard R, andpivot'edrsocket S, with eohOtberand with the elbow-inver T Wnndfralne G, Substantially as vheroin shown :rnd described', and for the puf-pos set forth.

10. The combination of the slideLbar-T with -iho frameA of the' mochnmisubstontially as herein shown and described, and forthe purpose set forth.

11i The combination of the guide-stays Azivith the shaftH, feri'nles B2, una sockets S,y substantially as herein shown and esoxjibed, ond for thepurpse set forth. r

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 11th day of June, 1867'. H.l B. MQRRISON.

Witnesses:

WM. F.- MQNAMAM, LAMES T. l GRAHAM. 

